Tourney benefit to help Brush three-year-old

By Lisa Jager Brush News-Tribune Staff Writer

Posted:
07/23/2013 04:00:00 PM MDT

Three year old Trenton Garrett was recently diagnosed with leukemia. A Super T's Benefit Co-Ed Kickball Tournament will be held August 10 in Brush to raise money to help pay for medical costs. Teams are being sought for the tournament. (Courtesy photo)

Teams are being sought for a kickball tournament to benefit three-year old Trenton Garrett, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.Trenton is the son of Spencer and Jodie Garrett and the grandson of Shawn and Stacey Garrett, all of Brush. Trenton’s aunt, Alicia Kenner, explained the proceeds from the benefit will help pay for medical expenses and the frequent trips the family must make to Children’s Hospital in Denver for Trenton’s medical treatment.Kenner said the family currently travels to the hospital twice a week - once for chemotherapy and again for blood tests. She said even with medical insurance, weekly medication costs alone are more than $100.Trenton will need to continue treatment for at least three years.Trenton’s father said they first knew something was wrong with Trenton about a month ago when he got a fever that wouldn’t go away. When the fever spiked to over 104, he and his wife took Trenton to the East Morgan County Hospital Emergency Room where doctors said the blood work seemed suspicious.The Garretts followed up with their family doctor, who told them to immediately take Trenton to Children’s Hospital in Denver, where tests confirmed within 20 minutes that he had leukemia.Garrett said they learned from doctors at Children’s Hospital that leukemia in a child so young is not rare and that leukemia in kids is “vastly different” from that in adults.

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Garrett said Trenton knows that he’s sick, although not with leukemia. He said in general his spirits are good, but that some days the combination of chemotherapy and medication can take its toll and make him tired.Trenton’s next treatments will be through the spine, which will be uncomfortable, he added.Although tests show that Trenton is in remission after only a few weeks of treatments, Garrett said the treatments will continue for three years to make sure “they have every little bit of it (leukemia).”Kenner, who is organizing the tournament along with other family and friends, said they decided to hold a kickball tournament rather than a traditional softball tournament as they “wanted to do something different.”The tournament is Saturday, August 10, at the Joslin-Needham Softball Complex. She said if enough teams sign up play may also take place on Sunday.“We would love to have a great turnout for the tournament,” Kenner said.The tournament is being called “Super T’s Benefit Co-Ed Kickball Tournament” because Kenner said Trenton is a “fan of super heroes.” “He’s all about Legends of Justice and those kinds of heroes,” she said.Teams must consist of eight to 12 players, who need to be 14 years or older. Registration is $150 per team.To register a team for the tournament, call Kenner at 970 842 4357 or Ali Kenner at 970-370-3247. The sign up deadline is August 2.

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